Elizabethan England

Question 1

When was Elizabeth’s Coronation

Answer 1

15th January 1559

Question 2

Elizabeth’s Social and Economic Problems

Answer 2

Pay costs of governing the country
Cannot afford a full time army
Poverty is growing

Question 3

Elizabeth’s Religious Problems

Answer 3

MQS believes she is the rightful heir
Spain most powerful country - King Phillip was married to Mary (sister)
Need one Church - Protestant, Roman Catholic, Puritan

Question 4

Elizabeth’s International Problems

Answer 4

King Phillip married to Mary (sister) - Spain most powerful country, might attack if England becomes Protestant
Marriage ASAP - English nobleman might try to control, make foreign rulers angry

Question 5

Elizabeth’s Coronation

Answer 5

Royal barge
Colourful processions
Huge crowds lined the street
Grand banquet
Achieved good publicity, impressive, gained support and power

Question 6

Elizabeth’s Progressions

Answer 6

Free accommodation, food, drink, gifts, entertainment
Went on national tours
Stayed in noble’s houses
Advisors, officials, guards attended
Achieved good publicity, the public will get to know her, make her look good and caring

Question 7

Portraits - Legitimacy and Purity

Answer 7

Tudor roses, the orb, the sword of Justice, the crown

White face and clothing, pearls, white roses, white fur (ermine)

Question 8

Portraits - Success and Wisdom

Answer 8

Astrea (goddess who brought eternal springtime after troubled time), serpent, rainbow

Question 9

Portraits - Strength and Power

Answer 9

Pillars, globe

Question 10

Portraits - Wealth

Answer 10

Magnificent dresses, expensive pearls and jewels

Question 11

Portraits - Ageless

Answer 11

Smooth white face mask

Question 12

Catholic Traits

Answer 12

Latin Bible, Pope - Head of Church, Priests not allowed to marry, wore decorates vestments, sang hymns, richly decorated altar clothes, wall paintings, statues of the saints, cardinals, archbishops, bishops, transubstantiation, services in Latin

Question 13

Protestant Traits

Answer 13

Bible in English, Monarch - Head of Church, Priests allowed to marry, vestments not too decorated, bread and wine as symbols, services in English

Question 14

Puritan Traits

Answer 14

Bible in English, no head of church, Priests allowed to marry, wore plain black gowns, churchgoers elect committees to make rules, no music, plain chapels, bread and wine as symbols

Question 15

The Act of Supremacy

Answer 15

England became Protestant
Elizabeth - head of Church, not pope
Bishops help the Queen
All government officials - take an oath

Question 16

The Act of Uniformity

Answer 16

A new Protestant prayer book
Church services in Latin
Bible printed in English
Ornaments and decorations allowed
Clergy - wear vestments, allowed to marry
Clergy - oath accepting to use the new Prayer Book (250/9000 refused)

Question 17

Settlement - A Success

Answer 17

Majority of England accepted
Lasted until present day with few changes
Parliament and Elizabeth working together
Only 250/9000 priests lost their jobs

Question 18

Settlement - Not a Success

Answer 18

Other religious groups still existed - continued to worship
Rebellions from disagreeing groups ie. The Northern Rebellion
Opposition from other countries
Had to increase punishments against extremists

Question 19

Settlement - Pleased Protestants

Answer 19

Elizabeth - head of Church
Bible - English
Services - English
Protestant Prayer Book
Communion - Act of Remembrance

Question 20

Settlement - Pleased Catholics

Answer 20

Transubstantiation
Clergy wore vestments
Ornaments and decorations - limited
Used the old Catholic Church buildings
Bishops - helped to govern the new Church

Question 21

The Northern Rebellion, 1569

Answer 21

Gathered 6000 soldiers, rescue Mary, overthrow Elizabeth, make Mary Queen, RC country again

Question 22

When was the Northern Rebellion?

Answer 22

1569

Question 23

The Papal Bull of Excommunication, 1570

Answer 23

The Pope excommunicated the Church, not the rightful Queen, ordered RCs to disobey her

Question 24

When was the Papal Bull of Excommunication?

Answer 24

1570

Question 25

Babington Plot, 1586

Answer 25

Planned to rescue Mary, murder Elizabeth, secret letters hidden in Mary’s beer barrels

Question 26

When was the Babington Plot?

Answer 26

1586

Question 27

Puritans - Presbyterians

Answer 27

Get rid if Bishops, Churchgoers to elect committees to run the Church

Question 28

Puritans - Separatists

Answer 28

Should be allowed to worship God as they please

Question 29

Why could Elizabeth not ignore the Puritans?

Answer 29

Their ideas were spreading

Many of her MPs and Justices of Peace were Puritans

Question 30

How serious was the Puritan threat to Elizabeth after 1590?

Answer 30

Not very - the biggesr supporters at Court died (The Earl of Leicester, Sir Francis Walsingham)

Question 31

How did the Puritans attempt to overthrow the Church?

Answer 31

Banning vestments
Prayer meetings
Pamphlets/writings

Question 32

Puritans attempts to overthrow the Church - banning vestments/prayer books

Answer 32

Strickland - a big campaign was organised

Elizabeth - closed Parliament before his ideas could be discussed

Question 33

Puritans attempts to overthrow the Church - Prayer meetings

Answer 33

Edmund Grindal

Suspended him, expelled 200 Puritans priests (disobeying rules)

Question 34

Puritans attempts to overthrow the Church - pamphlets/writings

Answer 34

William Stubbs

Cut off his right hand